Hello Can anyone one tell me if there is an alternative shampoo,that i can use on my dog. he is a collie mix and im finding that commercial shampoo is getting too expensive and im having too by a new bottle each week TIA....

I have a German Shepherd of five and a half years old.The vet has given him a course of steroids for the treatment of arthritis.Is there any other alternatives i.e. accupuncture.Has anyone else experienced this with a German Shepherd? Thanks,ES,

hi... i have a 9 yr old yellow lab...about three months ago, she tore her rear ACL which had to be surgically reattached....a week after the surgery, she tore the other rear ACL...more surgery. that was three months ago. she still isn't walking much...and when she does, she doesn't go far and it...

My best friend has (had) 2 Dachshunds (they are like my little angels as well). One of them (2 yrs old) was urinating in his "kennel/crate" that he sleeps in/rests in last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, which was unheard of - but no other visible issues. On Sunday night, he had very loose bowels....

My best friend has (had) 2 Dachshunds (they are like my little angels as well). One of them (2 yrs old) was urinating in his "kennel/crate" that he sleeps in/rests in last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, which was unheard of - but no other visible issues. On Sunday night, he had very loose bowels....

Hi I've got a 10 y old Tervuren that has arthritis. It is her elbows that i think trouble her most, and the left one seems to be worse than the right. Without Rimadyl she sometimes limps after getting up, and is a bit stiff. About two years ago she got carthrophen injections, and they seemed to...

Do anti shedding pills or creams work at all? I wanted to ask here before I spent any money on them. I couldn't find user reviews on the web... here are a few I found on a quick...

Do anti shedding pills or creams work at all? I wanted to ask here before I spent any money on them. I couldn't find user reviews on the web... here are a few I found on a quick...

"Alycerathbun" wrote in message ... My 10 year old Lab keeps getting cysts on her eyelids. We have them removed and they keep coming back. Has anyone else had this problem and is there something I can do to prevent...

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hello, I have a 4 year old sheltie that seems to have a never ending nose infection. I took him to the vet and it doesn't seem to be serious. He was put on a round of antibiotics which almost cleared it up, but not completely. The edge of his nose is pink and slightly swollen with some mucus. ...

Hi, I have a 9 year old chow mix. She's always been an inside dog and rarely had accidents. The only time there were is when she had bladder infections. They were becoming frequent so the Vet changed her food from dry to CD in a can. She's not had an infection in over 5 years. We've noticed...

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Hello, The past week, all three of my dogs tested positive for Lyme Disease. They are now all on Doxycycline for a month. We found out after we had taken in my seven year old Rottweiler to get her back leg checked out. She had been limping for a week. The vet originally thought that it could have...

"Thomas Mitchell" wrote in message ... My wife found a bald spot on our dog. The dog is a cross between a german and australian sheperd. In the center of the bald spot is a hole about 1/8" in diameter The hole is very well healed over, not...

Yesterday my genetic markers sprang into high gear. I found the most awesome, stinking, huge carcass of a rodent and couldn't resist rolling in it over and over. Naturally my master gave me a bath; the first since spring last year when I had the same pleasure. In my eight years I've had about...

My 12 year old yorkshire terrier has arthritis. I'm thinking of giving him some joint supplements, nutriceuticals not NSAIDs. Can the joint supplements for humans that I see on the market be given to my dog too - as long as I adjust the dosage (20mg/lb of body weight for glucosamine and 15mg to...

"Jim" wrote in message ... Max (retreiver\lab mix) had his right rear leg amputated for osteosarcoma. He has had two chemo treatments to date (platinol and doxorubicin). So far so good. He was running up and down the...

Hello I have been told by my vet that I can use a mild baby shampoo to was my dog instead of using commercial brands. I tried it today and it was amazing how soft and shiny his coat has become. Go on give it a try and you will be amazed...